The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-29

where he claims to carry an
average Of ESQ, 600 worth of stock His
business, he says, amounts to 81 500, O0C
a year, and slow collections play some
thing Of q part in the present crisis
there being a total OF e45, 600 tied VI
at three different points.
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE.
MCGREGoR, Ia, Dec. 21.-Two pas.
senger trains on the st. Paul road col.
lided at jackson Junction early this
morning. The engineer, fireman and
brakeman on the weStb0und train art
said to have been fatally injured. Nc
passengers are reported hurt.
NOTHING OF A CRIMINAL NATURE.
PITTsBURa, Dec. 21.-The PittsburG
s. Lake Erie Railway investigation has
been extended to all ticket offices along
the line. The officials say so far the
examination has disclosed nothing Of a
criminal nature.
IRON WORKER FAILS.
PERU, Ind, Dec. 21.-J. x. Boss
morning to Z. Y. Herrick, Of Wabash.
Liabilities, S120, 900; assets, SO, 600.
LAssoED AND ROBBED.
Downs, Kas., Dec. 21.-At o o'clock
last night Add. Chris, farmer living
seven miles south of this city, was as
saulsed at the South Solomon bridge
by two masked men, who threw a IasSo
over his head. and after gagging him
robbed him of $500, which he had drawn
from the bank in the afternoon. He
was left for dead and was unconscious
until O'Clock this morning, when ne
revived and related his experience.
There is no clue to the highwaymen.
BADLY DAMAGED.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ga fire
broke out last night in Owen Gernon' 8
printing Office and book-bindery, on the
fourth floor of the building, No. 50
Camp street, and spread TO the other
floors, which were occupied by Geo. s.
Warbrick, grocer. Before the fire was
extinguished damage to the extent of
$780, 600 was done.
PAY DAY RIOT.
GLENNARY, Tenn, Dec. pa big
riot occurred here Tuesday night when
a mass of colored and white workmen
became involved in quarrel following
pay day and too much indulgence in
drink. Over two hundred shots were
fired. Michael Murry and boy were
killed and others injured.
S25, 600 FIRE,
LYONS, Kas., Dec. 22'-Fire last
night burned a frame row of buildings
on the east side of Court square. Loss
about S25, 900; insurance, half that
amount.
HEAPS OF DOODLE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The trial of DR.
St. John, Levi Dell and Captain Free r
indicted for conspiracy in aiding in the
escape of Warden w. ]. McGarigle,
came to a sudden close this noon. The
state's-att0rney acknowledged in open
court that he had not evidence enough
to convict, so Judge Collins ordered
the jury to bring in verdict of ac-
quittal, and state nollied the other in
dictments against them. The indict-
ments against Captain Irwin, master
of the Blake, who has kept himself in
Canada since the escape, still stands.
MORE NAPTHA.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. ga naptha
tank in the Office of the New Jersey
Gas light Company exploded at 1890
O'Clock to-day, blowing out the front OF
the building. A boy named Bryan was
buried in the debris and fatally in
jured. A clerk in the Office named
Machold, and another clerk, were
knocked senseless by the explosion.
Machold is seriously injured. The
building Immediately caught fire, but
the flames were quickly subdued.
GALE AT SEA.
PROVING ETowN. Mass, Dec. pa
strong gale, with a rapidly falling ba-
rometer began at l o'clock to-day from
west southwest, changing as it in
creased to the northwest with frequent
snow squalls at 2:30 p. m. The wind
suddenly increased to hurricane from
the northwest, reaching a velocity of
over sixty miles per hour at $3.50, and
still continues. Tonight will be bit
ter cold one for the life-saving patrol
on the beaches and the worst of the
UnoonIa hoUiV10 a hard
fight as the sea is running very high.
A feet o. vessels which left this after
noon has nearly all put back more or
less damaged. Several vessels which
sought to come in were blown out to
sea.
"GREEN GOODS" MAN DISCHARGED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Anthony Mel
son, one of the green goods men recent
ly arrested, was put on trial in the gen
eral sessions to-day. All en- Gilland, thu
deacon of a church at his home il
Tennessee, or sucker n o. 49," as thu
green goods" gang termed him, iden-
titled the letters he had received invit-
ing him to come here, where he could
purchase $40, 900 for $3.50. The coun-
sell for the prisoner asked to have the
case taken from the jury and his client
discharged on the ground that there
we're no proofs mentioned in their cir.
cular and the letter, that it was
counterfeit letter. After considerable
argument Judge Cowing held that tn
point was well taken, and discharges
| the prisoner.
PETITION GRANTED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Judg
Wallace, in the United States circui
court, to-day granted the petition o
| the counsel in the case of Horace i
Barry, against the Missouri, Kansa
& Texas Railway Company, to refer
back to the master to enabl
him TO modify his report upo
the settlement of the claims of tn
holders of coupon and scrip of tn
road.
THAwED THEM OUT.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. ED johnson
colored, living two or three miles ives
of the city, placed some dynamite car
ridges in the oven of his stove to thai
this morning. Soon after terrific el
plOsion took place, nearly destrOyin
his house, killing his 1S-year-ol
daughter and infant, 1-year-old, an
seriously injuring johnson and hi
wife.
SAW THE SIGHTS.
BOSTON, Dec. 22.-John Golf, VIII
claims to belong in West Hartford
Vermont, reported to the police heI
i
day of pocket book containing 81 ,10
He had sold a farm at HOdgkin
Ohio, and started for his old home
Vermont, stopping on the way to ''sG
the sights of Boston"
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
CINCINNATI, Dec. pa CONNIE
cial Gazette Findlay, Ohio, special say
at 2:SO yesterday afternoon a natur;
gas explosion occurred in the fran
dwelling house of James LuEday. l
the house were James Lunday. b
} wife and three children. Mrs. LuI
day attempted to light the gas in til
. stove, when the gas exploded, BLOWN
out the east end of the house and til
J family with it. Mr.. Lunday's hair ws
: burned. as was also Mrs. Lunday's ha
and clothing. Towards evening Mr.
: Lunday died, a raving maniac. Or
child is now dying of its injuries, NJ
l Lunday is a maniac from his hurts ar
{ the loss OF his wife, and the two I
5 manning children are in great agony.
A WEAK MOB.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. pa Court
3 Journal special says a mob of sevent